Also in all seriousness I like the “Circle of Light” series.
I’m very fond of Discworld books. I could name a few off the top of my head but really they’re all great with great moments. Like when Twoflower visits Anhk Morpork as the worlds first tourist, teaches a slum bar about “In-Sewer-Ants”, which is described as sort of like betting the bar won’t get burned down, and that very night the bar owner dies in a tragic fire that spreads across the whole city because he wanted to win that “bet” and get paid.
Or when Moist von Lipwig, a conman, is hanged for his crimes but is then surprised to wake up in the Patricians office being offered a job as the head postman to get the post office back in working order (or if he declines, just ‘go through that door…’), and uses all of his conman smarts to do so, including convincing the entire city that little bits of sticky paper with pictures on it was worth gold, and some were limited edition, and then there were the ones with mistakes on them…
Or how about when Death had to temporarily take the Hogfathers place for Discworlds version of Christmas while his grand daughter, Susan, who is an incredibly logical minded skeptic despite the fact that her grandfather is a walking talking skeleton with a scythe, had to figure out what happened to the Hogfather and save him. With the ultimate lesson being that humans needed something to believe in, and if Hogsmas didn’t happen, the sun would not rise. Instead, a mere ball of flaming gas would illuminate the sky.
They were all heavily inspired by real life things and concepts, but exaggerated to an absurd degree. It was brilliant satire. Terry Pratchett was a genius and he will be sorely missed.
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It isn’t a crime NOT to like a particular author… or my case absolutely cannot stand an author.
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It is actually a crime to dislike the Running Man.
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Where the Red Fern Grows, Hatchet, Bridge to Terabithia, Dune, LOTR/Hobbit series, and Harry Potter.
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I started off with Dean Koontz and Stephen King, and if you wanted something similar with medical twists: Robin Cook.
Now I’m a fantasy reader: R.A. Salvatore 100%
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It’s this or another body type 1 thread.
Based on what you just posted and how much I agree with it, have you ever read any Clive Barker?
After reading 20-30+ King books and thinking “why does this guy get ALL the credit? He’s so very average” … and then I read my first Clive Barker novel and was like “OMG… THIS is what King aspires to be!”
Highly recommend. 
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Id argue that Brazil is the good movie of 1984
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My favorite read ever has to be The Stand by Stephen King, that was a journey, holy cow, anyone else who has read it knows what I mean.
Dark Tower series also wicked good.
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As long as you watch Gilliam’s version/ ending and not the studio one. 
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The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart
Dune (and Dune Messiah, Children of Dune) - Frank Herbert
The Stand (Unabridged) - Stephen King
The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat - Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
The Sandman (graphic novel series) - Neil Gaiman
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy - Stieg Larsson
Weaveworld - Clive Barker
Imajica - Clive Barker
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How could I forget Clive Barker!
His stuff is crazy twisted sometimes, but fun to read.
The Hellraiser stuff was cool but so was Weaveworld, I loved that book.
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After 12 years, I’ve stopped waiting. I don’t think it will ever come out.
Subtle but often overlooked point about 1984:
The chapter on Newspeak? It’s in past tense, and in English.
Shipbreaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi. Also by him, Pump Six if you like short stories.
Drowned Cities is also very good, Tool of War as well. Windup Girl is really good but not for kids.
All written by Bacigalupi. He’s an excellent writer. I highly recommend him.
- Michael Crichton is another excellent author, RIP. I’ve read everything he’s written. He’s very worthwhile to look into.
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The Berenstein Bears books…wait or was it Berenstain Bears?
Why did I laugh so hard at this???
Thank you for the day-brightener!
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I grew out of both of those authors when I found Michael Crichton. Idk if you’ve ever read any of his books, but they’re all good.
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My first hunter alt was a dwarf with a bear named Shardik.
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